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R. NARDI DOOR CHECK 0R STOP.

APPLICATION FILED NOV- 29. 1918.

1,31?,888. Patented Oct. 7,1919.

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irritate est e fa t t-* e m-tente Oct-inflam- App1icatio1r filed-November 29, 1918. ,Serial No. 264,750.

improvements in a'door checklor stop and has for its object to provide-an exceedingly simple and effective} device ofthis character which will hold a door in-an openposition in a positive manner, but whichglisisocom structed that the parts niayibe ieadilyadtuated to vpermit the closing ot the door.

' "A further object of the'-':-inwentioii ClSttO readily applied to oneof thesuriiacesiof'a doorand toa wall, thusl nakingl:itgnnnecessary to cut into the door or cut; away. any

partof the door or wall.

Another object of the inventions is to con ,struct a door check or stop compm's ngia latch adapted to be fastened toiisomeesta 25 tionary 0bjeet, as the wallgof a building. and

.to provide a catclnfo'r applicationxtog aiisuitable portion of a door or other similar hinged object whereby fthe rlatch will: co-

operate with the catch when the idoorxis opened a suflieient}distance,:;said catehuheing operated by a lever orhhandle; preiier ably located adj acent the door knob andco'nnected withsaid catehbydneans of wire a cable or an-equi-v-alent thereof.

- A still further object of the in ventlon ;1S

to provide holding means'comprising apl'ate V havlng a' lug and-provided wlth earsvshacvmg a CatGh PIYOtBCl therebetween efor 1C0- operation with a suitable latch"; an actuatlng means comprising a plate havlng ail-lug and carrying a stationary handle a pivoted operating -lever a tube connected with the lugs on sald plates and {LJWVHTB- or othersuit- "able connectlng cable, 0I1G- edid -bf lvhlcl'tels f fastenedto the catch and the other eri'dto the operating lever, whereby said-catch nay be actuatedin onedi-rection.-

With these ends iii-view, ithisinvention consists in the details of construction and combination of eIeinents hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claim.

In order that those skilled in the art -to whichthis invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, I Wlll clescrlbe its ccnstruction in detail, referring forming which zwith'the barb -12fof thelatclr be ng-fastened to some stationary obj ectsuch I asLthe-wall ofa building.

e'by numerals to the accompanying drawing part of this applicatiom in aFigu- 1e1,-is=a perspective View of a door with its jamband surrounding wall illustratlng the appli-catmn-otmy door check orrstop.

Fig. 2, is an enlarged front elevation-of the partslwhichiare applied to the cloorlhaving the casing, coverings or housings reemoved iromlthe plates and aportion of the tubezbeingashownLin section.

Fig. 3', is an edge view-softhe holding cans or the plate carrying the catch, apor- Ation :of easing or housingbeing broken away and shown 1n-sect1on, and

Fig. 4, is an edge viewofthe-latch. ln carrymg out mylnvention 'ashere em- -bodied, 2yrepresents-that which I termthe holdlngnie'a-ns and comprisesaplate' 3 provided tvlth holes 4 for the passage of suitable fastening devices, such asscrews, so that sa d plate maybe fastened to some suitable portion of a door and this plate carries .palug 5 preferably circularin cross section.

In-one endofsaidlug isyformed a socket 6,

:while in the other endis formed a passage .Way 'Y-cOmmunicating withthe' socket. Ad-

to acent theendopposite said lug5,' the plate =earriesapa1r of spaced -ears=8 Jyournfaledfithe trunnions 9 ofthe catch {10,

in which are the latter having a-hole l 1-for-registration 13,-s'aid latch The-catch 10 is providedwith aidepend- 111g projection 14- which coactsuwiththe plate 3 to limit the movement of the catch inone direction and saidcatchalso' carries a post 1 5'wh ich is provided with a SlOlJ-Olil-Oth afer: the reception of the loop 16 of the wire I117; saiduloop being held in placeby a pin 2 18 which is driven into gthe post and passes through the loop. 1 :In lfornnng the loop the wire is coiled about itself-to; provide or produce the-enlargement 19. The wire- 17 passes ;;through the lngfiandhas a spring 20 coiled aboutlitiw'ithone end of said spring engagingvthe-lugo, as the stationary member and I the opposite end engaging 3 the enlargement 19, as the movable element so that said wire and the-me1nbers connected :therewith will be normally forced in one direction.

The operating parts of the holding memher are preferably in'closed as much as possible and in crder to inclose said parts I provide a housing 21 of suitable thin, resilient metal so that one end will spring about the lug 5 to hold said end in place while-the opposite end of said housing is provided with a hole for registration with the point of a fastening means or pin 22 carried by the plate 3. The housing has a portion thereof cutaway to form an opening through which a portion of the catch may project and into which passes the barb 12 of the I term the actuating means and comprises a plate. 25 having holes 26 for the passage of suitable fastening means, such as screws,

- whereby said plate may be attached to some sultable portion of the door, as for instance that portion adjacent the locality of the door knob, and this plate carries a lug27 similar in all details to the lug 5. The plate 25 is also provided with a stationary handle 28 and an operating lever 29 is pivoted between said stationary handle and the plate, said lever being fulcrumed intermediate its ends on a pin or rivet 30, while to the inner end of said lever 29 is secured one end of the Wire or attached cable 17.

,The holding means and the actuating means are joined together or connected by means of a tube 31 the ends of which are threaded or otherwise secured in the sockets of the lugs 5 and 27 and this tube incloses the wire 17 so that the latter is entirely hidden from view and housed. to prevent outside intereference therewith.

The inner ends of the handle 28, the lever 29 and the end of the wire 17 which is attached to the lever, aresuitably inclosed by a casing or housing 32 attached in any suit able and approved manner to the plate 25 as by rivets.

In practice the catch and its operating parts are attached to any suitable or convenient part of the door and the latch is secured to the wall or other stationary object in alinement with the catch 10, so that when the door is opened a suiiicient distance the catch 10 Will engage the beveled or arcuate face of the barb 12 and ride over it until the nose of said barb registers with the opening 11 in the catch 10 at which time the action of the spring 20 will force the catch 10 in back of the barb thus locking the door in an Copies of this patent may in obtained for open position and preventing its accidental closing. y 7

When it is desired to close the door it is only necessary to take hold of the stationary handle 28 and the operating lever 29 with the forefinger and thumb so as to press the operating lever toward the stationary handle, which will move the catch 10 against the action to the spring 20, through the medium of the Wire 17, to disengage the catch 10 from the latch. As soon as thepressure on the operating lever 29 is removed the spring 20 will return the catch 10 to its normal position until stopped by engagement of the projection 14 with the face of the plate 3. v 7

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction as herein shown as these may be varied within the limits of the appended claim without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention whatI claim as new and useful is A door check or stop, comprising in combination, a plate, a lug carried thereby, said lug having a socket therein projecting part way through the lug and provided with a pasageway through the balance of said lug and in communication with the socket, ears 7 carried by the plate, a catch pivoted between said ears, said catch having an opening therein and provided with a depending projection acting as a stop and carrying a lug or post, a casing or housing attached to said plate, another plate, a lug carried by said other plate, said lug. having a socket therein projecting part way therethrough and further provided with a passageway projecting through the balance of the lug and communicating with the socket, a stationary handle carried by the last named plate, an operating lever pivoted between a portion of said handle and the plate carrying the same, a tube having its ends mounted in the sockets of the lugs of each plate, a wire passing through the lugs and said tube, one end of said wire being fastened to'the actuating lever and the other end to the lug or post carried by the catch, a spring coiled about said wire and located between the catch andthe lug on the plate with which said catch is connected for normally forcing said catch in one direction and a latch with which the catch is adapted to cooperate.

ROMOLO NARDI.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. r 

